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Hattiesburg, MS, has been selected a top retirement destination by Where to Retire, the only magazine in America geared toward helping people with retirement relocation decisions. Hattiesburg is profiled in a feature titled “8 Tax-Friendly Towns” in the January/February 2017 issue, available nationwide on Dec. 13. Read More Here

The City of Hattiesburg is having their Annual Blood Drive on December 19, 2016. This is going to be a very Merry Christmas for a lot of people, please come join us in giving blood. Thanks for all you do for the United Blood Services.

The City of Hattiesburg’s Department of Public Works understands how important it is to maintain our refuse and recycling collections throughout the city. Larry Barnes, Director of Hattiesburg Public Works Department has released the revised collections schedule for the City of Hattiesburg. Mr. Barnes states that it is the department’s goal to collect the refuse,

Council member Deborah Delgado invites citizens of eastern and northeastern Hattiesburg to attend a Ward 2 meeting Thursday, October 27, 2016, at the C.E. Roy Community Center on East 5th Street. The meeting is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. and will feature special guest Eric Fleming, a legislative strategist with the American Civil Liberties Union. Mr.

Hattiesburg residents may see some discolored tap water for a short period of time while the city makes some changes to the water system. “We’re making some improvements to our water plants right now, and it’s causing disruption in the water system,” Water and Sewer Departmentdirector Chad Frierson said Wednesday during a press conference. Read more

From “The Dukes of Hazard” to the “Haves and The Have Nots”, actor and filmmaker John Schneider will be at The Grand Theater, in Hattiesburg on 100 Grand Drive in Hattiesburg, to present “CineFlex Film Fest.” Schneider Studios, in conjunction with Maven Entertainment, formed CineFlix to give independent filmmakers a venue to have their movies

The City to unveil a new partner of the “Hattiesburg Reads” Initiative on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 11:30 a.m. Citizens are invited to join us for the ribbon cutting and lunch at McAlister’s Deli, 2300 Hardy Street (near Kamper Park). McAlister’s has joined O’Charley’s and Burger King restaurants in the City’s efforts to increase literacy.